The Justices spar over the constitutionality of the death penalty

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(07-01-2015, 01:20 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: This is where by Anabaptist upbringing comes in. Killing of all sorts if immoral to me. War is immoral, death penalty is immoral. Even abortion is, to me, immoral. It's just all about the government's place in those decisions that drives me to be pro-choice.

Interesting side note: the first of my ancestors to come to America were Anabaptist. And because of their anti-violence stance, the wife, 2nd eldest son, and youngest daughter were killed by indians in the French and Indian War and they kidnapped the rest of the family (minus the oldest son and daughter who were already married and living elsewhere at the time).

Somehow, through it all, they managed to retain their Anabaptist beliefs and never resorted to violence.